Ahmed El Sherif

According to the latest GE Global Innovation Barometer, the Gulf country is a global leader in creating an “innovation-conducive environment”, with the majority of those surveyed believing that healthcare outperformed all other sectors with respect to innovation progress.

New research released by vHealth shows that residents in the Gulf country are embracing telemedicine, with the company reporting a 500% increase in the use of its telehealth app between March and September 2020, compared to the same period last year.

The non-profit programme is being supervised by volunteer doctors from the Young Emirati Volunteer Leaders Initiative, in partnership with the Zayed Giving Initiative and General Women’s Union.

The transfer of the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system for health insurance to all public and private hospitals across the emirate has been completed.

The solution, which will be implemented across all of Medcare’s hospitals and clinics in Dubai and Sharjah, is owned by US technology company, InterSystems.

It comes following a two-month trial in the UAE capital, as well as a successful remote care programme for COVID-19 patients in home isolation.

The UpToDate integration allows docs, nurses and pharmacists from 18 DHA sites to access it via the authority’s Salama EMR to "make evidence-based clinical decisions for their patients and keep their medical knowledge up to date."

UAE capital’s healthcare sector celebrates achievement one year on from the launch of HIE platform, Malaffi.

Altibbi will provide the Arabic-language consultations for a month, allowing anyone who needs medical assistance to connect directly with doctors via audio calls and online chats.

Developed in partnership with the Dubai Health Authority, the technology specialises in managing the emirate’s stock of medicines, allowing government entities to access inventory in real time.